by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 18,901 people earned their degree in clinical/medical laboratory science, making the major the 93rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, clinical/medical laboratory science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,036 and had an average of $19,885 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 824 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,418 and $26,330 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 107 clinical/medical laboratory science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in clinical/medical laboratory science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in clinical/medical laboratory science.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s clinical laboratory science students in 2020-2021.
Full Roosevelt University Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Springfield, Illinois, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at University of Illinois at Springfield
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois list. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Illinois State
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Bradley University Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Northern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois list. Eastern Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Charleston, Illinois that handed out 4 bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at EIU
Western Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois list. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s clinical laboratory science students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Western Illinois University
With a ranking of #8, DePaul University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at DePaul University
Eureka College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois list. Eureka, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Eureka College
Benedictine University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois list. Located in Lisle, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s clinical laboratory science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Benedictine University
Quincy University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #9. Quincy U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Quincy, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science at Quincy University
Loyola University Chicago landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s clinical laboratory science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Loyola University Chicago Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
Blackburn College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #9. Carlinville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s clinical laboratory science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
University of St Francis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Laboratory Science Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #9. University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Joliet, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of St Francis Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Report
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